THE BEATLES, THE MERSEYBEAT AND OTHER SCOUSE SINGERS


This page is dedicated to the magnificent musicians of Merseyside who have brought joy to the world through song. Aside from the obvious links to loads of Beatle sites, I'm also trying to find some sites on Gerry and the Pacemakers, Elvis Costello, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Christians, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Farm and other Scouse groups - in other words, anyone with a Merseyside connection. I'm guessing from most of this list you can tell how old I am!


THE 60S


THE BEATLES

The Official Beatles Site: Since it's the official site you must take a look around at least once.

The Internet Beatles Album: A great place to start for finding information on the Beatles.

The Ultimate Beatles Link Page: Just in case I missed a link, here's a huge page of links.

The Beatles Music Database Homepage: A good place to go for the lates Beatles related news articles.

Glass Onion: dedicated to the World's best Rock and Roll Group of all time.

Beatles, Beatles, Beatles: Links to sites about them are everywhere - 158 total.

From Blackjacks to Beatles - How the Fab Four Evolved: An amazingly detailed account of how John Lennon's first group slowly transformed into The Beatles.

The Quarrymen: A look at the group's not so famous members.

Mitch McGeary's Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Beatles: The perfect site to go to for collectors and those interested in the price of Beatles related items.

More Beatle Books: Information on Beatle music, movies and marriages.

Beatles Quotes: Some classic and unknown Beatle comments.

Earliest Film of The Beatles (1961)

TRIP - A Guide to Travel in the Beatles' World: A well-detailed but old (1993) guide to looking for places with Beatle connections.

No Reply - Preserving History of the Beatles: A fantastic site full of interesting stories about the Beatles.
 
 

PETE BEST

The Pete Best Fan Club: A good look at one of the unluckiest people in the world.
 
 

CILLA BLACK

The World of Cilla Black: Looks back at the career of one of Liverpool's own.
 
 

THE FOURMOST

The Fourmost: A brief biography (and contact information) of the group.
 
 

BILLY FURY

Billy Fury - The Story: A great site that looks at many aspects of the Fury's life and career.
 
 

THE MERSEYBEAT

The Merseybeats: A good site about another group that came out of Liverpool in the 1960s.
 
 

GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS

Ferry 'Cross the Mersey: A good site for all fans of the band.

The Official Website: A more personal look into Gerry's career.
 
 

THE ROADRUNNERS

The Roadrunners: "Find out more about the 60s Merseybeat scene, the Cavern Club, the Star Club... and some of the other names who didn't make it quite so big as you know who..."
 
 

THE SEARCHERS

The Searchers: A brief look at another Liverpool group.
 
 

RORY STORM AND THE HURRICANES

Rory Storm: A brief biography of the Liverpool singer.
 
 

STUART SUTCLIFFE

Stuart Sutcliffe: A brief biography of the former Beatle.

Stuart Sutcliffe: Another biography of Sutcliffe, this one more focused on the Beatles.
 
 

THE UNDERTAKERS

The Undertakers: A brief look at a group from Wallasey.


THE 70S


GEORGE HARRISON

Albums, Songs and Lyrics: All the musical works of the former Beatle, spanning 30 years, are listed here.

Cloud Nine: A fantastic look at the life of George away from the others.

Wall of Sound - George Harrison: Details the life and career of the quiet one.

Hari Scruffs: Another good biographical sketch, including bibliography and chronicle, of the Hari Scruffs idol.
 
 

JOHN LENNON

John Lennon: A site consisting of biography, books, links and photo gallery.

Bagism: "Bagism is the place for fans of John Lennon and The Beatles to come together and learn, educate, and have fun."

Stacey's John Lennon Page: A good site that covers many aspects of Lennon's life and career.

John Lennon - FBI Files: "A source of information about Lennon, the FBI files and the book Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files by Jon Wiener."

Working Class Hero: A simple but comprehensive look at Lennon's post-beatle life.
 
 

PAUL MCCARTNEY

The Paul McCartney List: An excellent site that covers a bit of everything.

Paul McCartney: MPL Communications' (owned by Macca himself) information on Paul.

Paul McCartney Biography: A review of Paul's life from childhood to present.

Plugged - The Unofficial Page: A good decade by decade review of Paul's life after the break up of the beatles.
 
 

RINGO STARR

Ringo Starr Homepage: A look at the public and private life of the most famous drummer in the world.

Ringo Starr Biography: A brief look at the life and career of one Richard Starkey.

With A Little Help From My Friends: A small page, but with some good links, dedicated to Ringo.


THE 80S


CHINA CRISIS

China Crisis: A simple but well designed site that provides a good overview of the group.

China Crisis: A very graphically creative site that works well in getting its information across.
 
 

ELVIS COSTELLO

The Elvis Costello Home Page: Provides a bit of everything for the Costello connosieur.

The Other End of the Telescope: Take a look into the lense of this fan's work on Elvis.

Carol's Elvis Costello Site: A good yet fun look at Costello's work as a musician.
 
 

DEAD OR ALIVE

Dead Or Alive on the Web: An excellent site about the group that brought you the 80s classic "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" which no compilation should be without.

Planet Dead Or Alive: A great collection of information about the group that no fan should miss.
 
 

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN

Echo and the Bunnymen Home: Keeps fans of the group up to date and exremely well informed as to what they are doing.
 
 

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

A Flock Of Seagulls: A bit overwhelming to the eyes but full of information about the feathered foursome.
 
 

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Check this site out for all FGTH information.

Bang!: Another site about the fearsome five.
 
 

ICICLE WORKS

The Unofficial Page of The Icicle Works: A great place to go for all things related to the group.
 
 

OMD - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK

Universal OMD Site: A simple but effective site about the band.

Official OMD Website: An excellent source of news about the work of the band.
 
 

THE TEARDROP EXPLODES

Julian Cope: Site about the leader of The Teardrop Explodes.
 
 

PETE WYLIE

Pete Wylie and Wah!: This is the first and probably only place you need to go to for anything about Pete Wylie.


THE 90S


BOO RADLEYS

The Boo Radleys Webhome: A good source for news and reviews about Boo's work.
 
 

CAST

Official Cast Site: Set off for a "magic hour" or more with the group's official site.
 
 

THE CHRISTIANS

The Christians:
 
 

THE FARM

The Farm:
 
 

GOMEZ

Gomez: A nice but small site dedicated to Southport's finest.
 
 

PAUL HUMPHREYS

Paul Humphreys: This is the official website of Paul Humphreys from OMD.
 
 

THE LA'S

La'zarus: A great site for articles and reviews on the group.
 
 

THE LIGHTNING SEEDS

The Lightning Seeds: The official site about the group.
 
 

IAN MCNABB

Ian McNabb - Authorized Site: A good site full of news and updates on the career of Ian McNabb.
 
 

SPACE

Space: An interesting lyrics laden page about the group.

Space in America: A fascinating site that does its best to stay on top of all news Space related.


THE 21ST CENTURY


ATOMIC KITTEN

Atomic Kitten: The official site of the group.
 
 

BANDITS
 
 

BBMAK

BBMAK: The latest British invasion of America is being led by BBMak.
 
 

CORAL

JOHN POWER
 

STANDS
 


MISCELLANEOUS


Mersey Beat Magazine: Merseyside's Own Entertainment Paper with info that covered it all in detail... It's still happening, man.

Let Me Take You Down To The Cavern Club: Background to the place that started it all.

Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts: Also known as The Paul McCartney Fame School.

Music in 1980s Liverpool: A look back at the popular Liverpool music scene of the 1980s.

Liverpool Scene Today: What the Liverpool Scene is like now.

Liverpool Music WebRing: A collection of sites about music in the Liverpool region.

Liverpool - Music City: Liverpool is a musical city. It is now, and its likely that it always has been. More than ever, Liverpool is a great place to live if you love music and if you love music, you love life.


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